WELLINGTON V. JOHNSONVILLE

Evening Post, Volume CXXIX, Issue 95, 22 April 1940, Page 4

WELLINGTON V. JOHNSONVILLE

JnS'i6^? W3S a llberal SUPPIy Of ?« « tH-wi? 18 ty.Pf t0 make Pr^pects' bright. As a trial the match was very satisfactory and it showed that both clubs have a good suppy of the right material for the senior championship competition. Wellington, in particular, showed up well, the forwards paving the «nty , Hifa«' °pen work by the backs- « was not until the second half, however, that the }nhni n£?n Sil e f eally sained5 ained the «PPer "and! Johnsonville playing so doggedly as to handicap progress and also themselves showing attar-k----mg powers.

Both sides were without a number of last years players, some of whom are with the Forces. However, Taylor (Wellington) and ¥>* Ivenny> Lee > and Grant (Johnsonville), who did not play on Saturday, are to turn out. «^» U<L (from, Wa.lrarapa) was one of the Wellington trialists on. Saturday. Fulton, Cochrane, Egdell Veitch, Thompson, Harvey, Klrschberg, and Stevens were amongst those to show up well for Wellington, as were the Burns brothers, Lyons, Forsyth, A. Kenny, Lewis, Liddle, and Dean for Johnsonville Cochrane scored two tries for Wellington and Crawley and Harvey one each, Fulton converting two. Jones scored a try for Johnsonville, J* Burns converting the try and kicking a penalty goal. The result was: Wellington 16, Johnsonville 8. Mr. E. Mildenhall was the referee.